Resultados: 36

Elderly individuals living by themselves: knowledge and measures to prevent the novel coronavirus

Objective: to describe the occurrence of COVID-19 and the health services used by elderly individuals living by themselves; identify the knowledge held by elderly individuals regarding the transmission, signs and symptoms of COVID-19, as well as factors associated with poor knowledge of preventive measur...

Development and testing of a text messaging (SMS) monitoring software application for acute decompensated heart failure patients

Objective: to develop and test an SMS monitoring software application for patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Method: the waterfall model was used for software development. All expected functionalities were defined, program modules were codified and tests were done so as to ensure good pe...

Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing ventilatory support in chemical, biological and radiological emergencies

Objective: to compare the mean development time of the techniques of direct laryngoscopy and insertion of supraglottic devices; and to evaluate the success rate in the first attempt of these techniques, considering health professionals wearing specific personal protective equipment (waterproof overalls; ...

Tuberculosis associated with the living conditions in an endemic municipality in the North of Brazil*

Objective: to analyze the association between the occurrence of new tuberculosis cases and the Adapted Living Condition Index, and to describe the spatial distribution in an endemic municipality. Method: this is an analytical and ecological study that was developed from new cases in residents of an ende...

Epidemiologia do câncer no sistema de saúde pública de Catanduva, São Paulo, Brasil

CuidArte, Enferm; 14 (1), 2020
Introdução: As neoplasias malignas representam enorme demanda em saúde pública, devido a sua alta taxa de morbidade e mortalidade, associada à alta incidência e prevalência no Brasil e no mundo. O câncer tem vários fatores de risco que fazem com que os grupos populacionais exibam diferentes padr...

Effect of income on the cumulative incidence of COVID-19: an ecological study

ABSTRACT Objective to analyze the relationship between per capita income and the cumulative incidence of COVID-19 in the neighborhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Method an ecological study using neighborhoods as units of analysis. The cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants an...

Incidência de lesão por pressão e tempo de assistência de enfermagem em terapia intensiva

Estima (Online); 18 (1), 2020
Objectives: To correlate the incidence of pressure injury (PI) with the average time of nursing care in an intensive care unit (ICU). Method: Epidemiological, observational, retrospective study, carried out in the ICU of a university hospital. Data were collected by consulting the PI incidence and the av...

Situación epidemiológica de la tuberculosis en Maldonado-Uruguay, período 2012-2016

Rev. urug. enferm; 14 (2), 2019
La tuberculosis continúa siendo uno de los problemas de salud pública más importantes a nivel mundial. La estrategia “Fin a la Tuberculosis” desarrollada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud busca acabar con la epidemia mundial para el año 2035, para lo cual los países deben fortalecer sus p...

Análise de casos de câncer de pele em um hospital do interior paulista

CuidArte, Enferm; 12 (2), 2018
Introdução: Câncer de pele configura-se como problema de saúde pública, sendo frequente em todas as populações e se apresenta basicamente sob duas formas: o melanoma e o não melanoma (carcinoma basocelular e carcinoma espinocelular). O principal fator de risco associado a essa neoplasia é a expo...

Incidência de neutropenia induzida por quimioterapia no tratamento do câncer colorretal

Rev Rene (Online); 20 (1), 2019
Objetivo: analisar a incidência de neutropenia em pacientes com câncer colorretal, submetidos ao tratamento quimioterápico. Métodos: revisão integrativa, realizada nas bases de dados National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature,...